Revenue Booster: Capture All Your Work When Treating Kids Who Have Special Healthcare Needs

Why This Topic Matters

Pediatric encounters often involve multiple services in the same visit, and missed documentation can lead to underreporting and lost reimbursement. This article helps readers recognize common service categories that may be separately reportable and highlights payer-related issues that can influence claim submission.

Article Sections

1. Keep Continuum of Care in Mind With ADD

   Discusses coding considerations for attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder across diagnosis, follow-up, and maintenance visits. It also addresses documentation and time-based considerations for these pediatric encounters.

2. Capture Face-to-Face Monthly Refills

   Covers maintenance visits for ongoing medication management and nurse-only refill encounters for attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It emphasizes the role of documentation in supporting these services.

3. Know When 94664 is Billable for Asthma Patients

   Reviews asthma-related patient instruction and when respiratory equipment teaching may be part of a separate service. It also discusses documentation and payer considerations for related office visits and treatment encounters.

4. Performing MNT for Diabetic Patients? Follow This Advice

   Outlines billing and coverage considerations for medical nutrition therapy and diabetes education in pediatric settings. The section includes distinctions between nutrition and diabetes education program billing, documentation, referral, and coverage requirements.